A labor activist researching working conditions in a Chinese factory that makes shoes for Ivanka Trump's label has been detained by police, according to his wife and a labor advocacy group, while two others have gone missing and are presumed also to have been detained.

An Indian man working on a Qatar World Cup stadium where rights groups say labour abuses have occurred, died of a heart attack this month in an incident the tournament's organisers said on Thursday was not due to his working conditions.

Surat, Gujarat: Udhiya Behera sat in a windowless room in the textile hub of Surat, staring blankly at a small television as the ground shook with the noise of power looms on the floor below.
For Mr Behera, though, this was a moment of late-evening calm in a room he shares with 35 others, just off a lane crammed with frenetic, sleepless looms.
“I...

After a cluster of videos of jawans highlighting their poor work conditions went viral this week, inciting public anger, Army Chief General Bipin Rawat said that complaints or feedback by soldiers should be sent to his office rather than through social media, stressing the importance of problems being handled internally. General Rawat also told rep...

By Anuradha Nagaraj
Chennai: Various forms of slavery, including child labour, are present in more than 90 per cent of south India’s spinning mills which produce yarn for Western brands, researchers said, calling for mapping of supply chains and tougher audits.
The India Committee of the Netherlands (ICN), a human rights organisation, spoke to...

President-elect Donald Trump didn't take off all of Thanksgiving Day while enjoying a long holiday weekend with his family at his Mar-a-Lago estate, saying he was working to keep the makers of Carrier air conditions from relocating from Indianapolis to Mexico.

Ducati may be launching a new variant of the Scrambler called the Ducati Scrambler Desert Sled, with the model likely to be first showcased at the upcoming EICMA motorcycle show in Milan, Italy next month. So far, there is very little information available about the new bike - no images, and no spyshots. The Italian manufacturer has put out a tiny ...

"I have deep links with the South. My husband Shirish Kunder is from South India. Professionally, my entire work ethic comes from the South. Working as a choreographer with directors like Mani Ratnam and Priyadarshan, I've based my working module on what I've learnt from them. Reaching sets early to work, and getting the shot done in the conditions...

Washington: When it comes to poor working conditions for women, Delhi tops the list while Sikkim has been rated the best place to work in for women, according to a report.
The report brought together jointly by the Centre for Strategic and International Studies, a top American think-tank and Nathan Associates, gave Sikkim the highest possible 40 po...

Overworked, underfed and forced to haul carriages in Mumbai, giving rides to hundreds daily. Working under these grueling conditions, four Victoria horses in Mumbai have now been hospitalised over severe injuries. The horses were starving, dehydrated and had raw wounds across their body.

A labor activist researching working conditions in a Chinese factory that makes shoes for Ivanka Trump's label has been detained by police, according to his wife and a labor advocacy group, while two others have gone missing and are presumed also to have been detained.

An Indian man working on a Qatar World Cup stadium where rights groups say labour abuses have occurred, died of a heart attack this month in an incident the tournament's organisers said on Thursday was not due to his working conditions.

Surat, Gujarat: Udhiya Behera sat in a windowless room in the textile hub of Surat, staring blankly at a small television as the ground shook with the noise of power looms on the floor below.
For Mr Behera, though, this was a moment of late-evening calm in a room he shares with 35 others, just off a lane crammed with frenetic, sleepless looms.
“I...

After a cluster of videos of jawans highlighting their poor work conditions went viral this week, inciting public anger, Army Chief General Bipin Rawat said that complaints or feedback by soldiers should be sent to his office rather than through social media, stressing the importance of problems being handled internally. General Rawat also told rep...

By Anuradha Nagaraj
Chennai: Various forms of slavery, including child labour, are present in more than 90 per cent of south India’s spinning mills which produce yarn for Western brands, researchers said, calling for mapping of supply chains and tougher audits.
The India Committee of the Netherlands (ICN), a human rights organisation, spoke to...

President-elect Donald Trump didn't take off all of Thanksgiving Day while enjoying a long holiday weekend with his family at his Mar-a-Lago estate, saying he was working to keep the makers of Carrier air conditions from relocating from Indianapolis to Mexico.

Ducati may be launching a new variant of the Scrambler called the Ducati Scrambler Desert Sled, with the model likely to be first showcased at the upcoming EICMA motorcycle show in Milan, Italy next month. So far, there is very little information available about the new bike - no images, and no spyshots. The Italian manufacturer has put out a tiny ...

"I have deep links with the South. My husband Shirish Kunder is from South India. Professionally, my entire work ethic comes from the South. Working as a choreographer with directors like Mani Ratnam and Priyadarshan, I've based my working module on what I've learnt from them. Reaching sets early to work, and getting the shot done in the conditions...

Washington: When it comes to poor working conditions for women, Delhi tops the list while Sikkim has been rated the best place to work in for women, according to a report.
The report brought together jointly by the Centre for Strategic and International Studies, a top American think-tank and Nathan Associates, gave Sikkim the highest possible 40 po...

Overworked, underfed and forced to haul carriages in Mumbai, giving rides to hundreds daily. Working under these grueling conditions, four Victoria horses in Mumbai have now been hospitalised over severe injuries. The horses were starving, dehydrated and had raw wounds across their body.

The return of an Indian housemaid working in Saudi Arabia, who broke her back trying to escape abusive employers, has raised fresh concerns over the working conditions of domestic workers in Gulf countries.

Police personnel in Karnataka, more used to handling protests, plan to stage a protest themselves on Saturday. A mass casual leave has been planned to highlight the difficult working conditions - and a number of policemen are expected to take part in it.

Swedish fashion retailer Hennes & Mauritz (H&M) said it was collaborating with trade unions, government as well as the UN to improve workers' conditions after a study found violations in supplying garment factories in India and Cambodia.

An investigation into the death of a teenage girl working in a spinning mill in Tamil Nadu has raised fresh concerns over the working conditions of textile workers, especially those trapped in bonded labour.

English doctors staged their first strike in 40 years on Tuesday over government plans to reform pay and conditions for working anti-social hours, in a move health chiefs have warned could put patients' lives at risk.

A majority of Indians who live in the US and send money home say they are overqualified for their jobs here and find their US workplace to be less stressful compared to workplaces in India, according to the findings of a survey.

Regretting the problem of call drops in India, British telecom giant Vodafone on Wednesday said the issue is related to operational conditions in the country on which the government is working "positively".